Wine

I recently went wine tasting in the Dry Creek AVA of Sonoma County. The Dry Creek Valley is beautiful and has a warm and welcoming country atmosphere. On our day of tasting we sampled numerous wines at many different wineries. As you might expect some parts of the day were more memorable than others. A few of the stand outs from my day of tasting included the wines from UNTI Vineyards, Preston of Dry Creek and the picnic provisions from the Dry Creek General Store.

Better Together? No, I’m not referring to Jack Johnson’s song on his “In Between Dreams” album. I’m referring to the old saying that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. This is the magic that happens when two things come together to make something superior.

I hear people say “oh, I don’t drink pink wine.” As if there is something wrong with it or drinking it will make you unsophisticated. Then there are those that feel if they are seen drinking pink wine it somehow makes them look weak or wimpy (to use one of my dad’s choice words). Yes, Rośe does have a pink color and I think it’s beautiful. The color is just the beginning, a tease of what is to come on the nose and palate. If you blindly taste Rośes, you never know what you’re going to get, which is half the fun. No matter what style of wine you like there is a Rośe for you.

Tim Hanni MW
Director of Applied Psycho-Sensory Studies, Copia
CEO, Napa Seasoning Company

OK, let’s get this party started! I thought it would be fun to throw out a couple my passionate convictions on wine and food matching. My position is that virtually every aspect of wine and food matching as it is practiced today consists primarily of illusions and superstitions with virtually no basis in reality.

At COPIA The Wine Team have developed a revolutionary Budometer www.budometer.com. By answering a few simple questions around your taste preferences, you can get the direction you need to taste wines with confidence. This is a great way to find out your “preferred taste.”